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BajaBuckeye
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Paved road from San Felipe to Gonzaga Bay
Excuse my ignorance if this is a stupid question but is the road from San Felipe to Gonzaga Bay paved yet and if not how many miles are still unpaved.
Thanks in advance for any insight!
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AKgringo
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Paved all the way! Watch out for vados (dips) on the older pavement between San Felipe and Puertecitos, but the road is excellent from there to
Gonzaga.
I saw your newbie status, and almost said welcome to the forum, but you have been around longer than me!
[Edited on 8-30-2016 by AKgringo]
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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He is not kidding about the vados. Teeth rattling, bone jarring, frame scraping, muffler eating. Watch your speed and the road....some are marked,
some are not.
Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | Paved all the way! Watch out for vados (dips) on the older pavement between San Felipe and Puertecitos, but the road is excellent from there to
Gonzaga.
[Edited on 8-30-2016 by AKgringo] |
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redhilltown
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I am sure someone has a pic of the most famous of the vados?
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dizzyspots
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...and when you get to the really new stuff...from Puertecitos and on past GB, watch out for rocks...great road, but no great "falling rock"
control...some the size of basketballs.....call me crazy, but part of me misses the journey over the 3 sisters and stopping at the rock house for
lunch...
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basautter
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I drove that route in April. The new pavement is starting to show some wear in spots. Watch out for potholes, rocks and dips as mentioned above.
Most dips are marked, but they are not all created equal. Be careful, and you won't have any problems, Have fun!
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David K
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Pavement reached Gonzaga in 2014, it currently extends 20.5 kms. (12+ miles) past the Pemex station at Gonzaga (Alfonsina's driveway). 22 unpaved
miles remain to go to Hwy. 1 at Laguna Chapala. The highway route is shorter than the current road, so expect 2-3 miles less overall distance from
Gonzaga to Chapala (currently about 35 miles).
Some history of the new pavement to Gonzaga:
· NOV. 2006: Paved to 3 miles north of Puertecitos.
· FEB. 2007: Paved to Puertecitos, except for a 1.8-mile section.
· SEP. 2008: Paved to 2 miles south of Puertecitos.
· JAN. 2009: Paved to 4 miles south of Puertecitos. (2 mi., in 3 mos.)
· SEP. 2009: Paved to 10 miles south of Puertecitos. (6 mi., in 9 mos.)
· JULY 2010: Paved 19 miles south of Puertecitos. (9 mi., in 10 mos.)
· JULY 2011: Paved 24 miles south of Puertecitos. (5 mi., in 12 mos.)
· JAN. 2012: Paved 33 miles south of Puertecitos. (9 mi., in 6 mos.)
. MAR 2013: Paved 43 miles south of Puertecitos. (10 mi. in 15 mos.)
. MAR. 2014: Paved 2 miles south of Gonzaga Pemex (47 miles from Puertecitos)/(4 miles in 12 mos.)
. NOV. 2014: Paved 2.4 miles south of Gonzaga Pemex (47.4 miles from Puertecitos)
. JAN. 2015: Paved 12.7 miles south of Gonzaga (57.7 miles from Puertecitos)
. JULY 2015: NO CHANGE
. JULY 2016: NO CHANGE
Coco's Corner is 22 miles south of Gonzaga/ 10 miles south of pavement.
Hwy. 1 (Laguna Chapala) is just under 13 miles from Coco's Corner.
The roughest part of the dirt drive is the 4-5 miles southbound starting from Coco's (or beginning 8-9 miles northbound from Hwy. 1).
[Edited on 8-30-2016 by David K]
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BajaBuckeye
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Thanks for all the helpful replies. Planning to drive the entire length of the peninsula next spring and want to stop and see friends at Gonzaga
Bay.Would we have any trouble towing a light kayak trailer behind a Chevy Trailblazer on the unpaved section south of Gonzaga Bay to Hwy 1? Thanks
again in advance!
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No trouble IF you go slow... lots of cars and trucks, including semi-tractor trailer rigs using it now to cut 200 miles and hours from their drive to
the mainland.
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Buckeye, I pull a small utility trailer behind my Kia on that road. I knew what I was in for, so I modified my trailer to run 15 inch tires at low
pressure. That softens the road hazards and helps prevent damage to the trailer, and the load.
I have talked to several people that had to replace springs or hangers, but I don't carry a spare set. It would probably be good insurance if you
have the room and tools with you.
The dirt road can be rough, but your speeds will be low. The vados on the paved road mentioned earlier will launch your trailer if
you hit one at highway speeds! They are more of a threat than the dirt road.
Large tires are your friend, enjoy the drive, I do!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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I pulled a 24 foot RV trailer from Las Arrastras to Cocos then out to Hwy 1 at Chapala a couple of years ago. Slow and easy.
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The owner of the trailer was pulling it with a 1st gen. Tacoma. He thought the frame breaks were from the dips north of Puertecitos.
[Edited on 8-31-2016 by TMW]
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A year ago, I got out of bed at Alfonsina's in Gonzaga - in 90s minutes I was in San Felipe. Kinda takes all the fun out of the trip.
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yeah...50 miles in 6 hours was waaaay more fun.....but being in the water ...fishing 6 hours sooner kinda evens it out!!
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| Quote: Originally posted by TMW | The owner of the trailer was pulling it with a 1st gen. Tacoma. He thought the frame breaks were from the dips north of Puertecitos.
[Edited on 8-31-2016 by TMW] |
too many cervasas !
"a man has got to know his limitations",,,(and his truck !)
Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
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Watch out for the new checkpoint just south of the vados. It's manned by Marines and they had their fingers on the trigger as they checked my vehicle
yesterday.
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David K
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Near Puertecitos?
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I'd guess 10 miles north of Puerticitos.
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Seems like it was in the Vado zone as I recall. Hard to remember but definitely north of Puerticitos
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David K
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That would be in Arroyo Matomi (the multiple vados) straight section. Must have heard of a drug drop off between there and Gonzaga?
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